AUBURN — President Betsy Libby of Central Maine Community College has announced its 2022 spring semester dean’s list. Students on the president’s list earned a semester grade point average of 3.9 or higher (on a 4.0 scale). High honors denote a minimum GPA of 3.6, and honors recognizes those with a minimum GPA of 3.3. […]
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Wild blueberry field days meeting set for June 9
University of Maine Cooperative Extension’s wild blueberry field days meeting is scheduled for 2 p.m. Thursday, June 9, at Harmon Mountain Farm, 2001 Northfield Road, Northfield. According to a news release from the Orono-based extension, the Downeast IPM field meeting will focus on pest and crop management on a farm that specializes in wild blueberries, […]
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Local students graduate from York County Community College
WELLS, ME — Four local students graduated May 13 from York County Community College during its 27th annual commencement ceremony, held at the Sanford Performing Arts Center. The students who earned certificates and/or degrees include Katelyn Lapoint of Jay, Charity Kidney of Topsham, Adriana Pierce of Sabattus and Casey Clark of Auburn.
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Winthrop society to host tours of Viles home, gardens
The Winthrop Maine Historical Society plans to host an afternoon tour of the Viles House and its gardens on Saturday, June 11, at 71 Stone St. in Augusta. Tours are set for 1-2:30 and 3-4:30 p.m., with a limit of 30 people per tour. This tour is a fundraiser for the historical society. All proceeds […]
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Turner church to host June line dancing classes
TUNER — The First Universalist Church plans to offer line dancing classes at 6 p.m. for four weeks beginning Wednesday, June 8. The classes are held in the vestry at the Route 117 church in Turner Center. Instructors will be Vicky Catlett, Holly Catlett and Lyndsey Gilbert Day. The cost is a $6-per-class donation. The […]
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Temple student published, inducted into Baldwin Wallace University society
BEREA, Ohio — Maighread Laliberte of Temple is among 30 writers and artists whose work was selected for publication in the 2022 edition of Baldwin Wallace University’s annual literary and art journal, The Mill. Laliberte, a graduate of Oxford Hills High School, published a work titled “A Letter to My Mother.” Each edition of The […]
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Healthy Living for ME announces free workshops in June
Mainers can register for Healthy Living for ME’s free summer workshops, scheduled for June. The workshops now open for registration include A Matter of Balance, Living Well for Better Health, Better Health Now, Living Well with Chronic Pain, and Living Well with HIV+. Mainers who are caregivers or supports for individuals living with conditions addressed […]
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Norway earns safety enhancement grant
The Maine Municipal Association Workers Compensation Fund has awarded the town of Norway a $3,000 safety enhancement grant. The funds will be used toward the purchase of an Advance SC500 X20D battery-powered walk-behind floor scrubber, to be used at the town office and highway department. This scrubber is versatile, uses less water and chemicals, and […]
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Volunteers to help Poland summer camp welcome underserved youth
More than 40 volunteers plan to travel to Poland this weekend to help Agassiz Village, a nonprofit overnight summer camp serving low-income youth from under-resourced communities, get ready to welcome over 400 children and teens this summer, according to a news release from the camp. From Friday to Sunday, May 20 to 22, volunteers from […]
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Auburn student joins Lasell University honor society
NEWTON, Mass. — Alexis Gatto of Auburn, a Lasell University student, was inducted at the end of the spring semester into Delta Mu Delta, the international business honor society.